Saturday, March 19, 2011

What blueberries will you find at the poetry market?

It's one of those Paris traditions: the annual poetry market. For the past three decades the small publishers and the larger ones have gathered together to present their wares. This takes place with poetry readings and discussions, music and other creative events.

The big change this year will be the dates: May 27-30. To preserve the location, the 29th "Marché de la poésie" will occur three weeks earlier than its usual slot. If you're in the neighborhood, don't miss it.

As usual, there are numerous events organized around this one. Look for more information at "Poésie et vous" (http://poesie.evous.fr).

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Jennifer Kilgore-Caradec teaches English at the University of Caen in Normandy. She is co-editor of "La poésie de Geoffrey Hill et la modernité" (L'Harmattan, 2007), "Selected Poems from Modernism to Now" (CSP, 2012), "Poetry & Religion: Figures of the Sacred" (Peter Lang, 2013), "European Voices in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats and Geoffrey Hill" (Peter Lang, 2015).
Her research interests include Contemporary Poetry, British and American Literature, especially Literature in conjunction with Memory, History, Religion, and War.

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